A British photographer is developing a new technique to shoot timelapse footage that, at first glance, appears to be taken from a satellite in orbit. In reality it's all been shot from a drone. Read More >>

When you think ‘Sahara desert’ your mind’s eye probably conjures images of tawny, windswept dunes stretching monotonously into the horizon. But satellites have a way of giving us a strikingly different, often much more interesting view of our world. Read More >>

Satellite images of our world are incredible on their own. But artist Federico Winer has taken aerial photography to a new level by portraying planet Earth as a mesmerising kaleidoscope of geometric patterns and colours – and he has shared with us a whole trove of these beautiful shots. Read more >

This beautiful satellite image shows one of the most saddening long-term natural disasters on Earth. It's the Aral Sea on the Kazak/Uzbeki border, and it's like an abstract depiction of human stupidity. Read More >>